Proms 2016 Prom 16: Prokofiev – Romeo And Juliet by Berkeley, M., Prokofiev, Dukas, De (2016/2016), Director musical Jac van Steen, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

Paul Dukas’s brief, intoxicating ballet La Péri opens tonight’s Prom, before Chloë Hanslip gives the world premiere of a new Violin Concerto by Michael Berkeley. Jac van Steen conducts excerpts from one of the most dramatic and colourfully scored of all ballets, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, a highlight of our series marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare.